Assadollah Rashidian

Life Rashidian was born in Tehran in 1919. The youngest son of Haibollah Rashidian. His brothers were Saifullah and Qudratullah, and he also had a sister.

His father although playing a part in the coup that brough Reza Shah to power was eventually imprisoned by the shah at Qasr Prison and was only released after the fall of the shah in 1941. His father became an employee of the British embassy and later became an advisor to Zia ol Din Tabatabaee.

When Mossadegh came to power, the elder Rashidian was again imprisoned on suspicion on spying for the British.

Together with his brothers, Rashidian amassed great wealth and during WWII, the family had been cultivated as possible assets by MI16 due to their anglophile leanings and connections to the United Kingdom. This consisted of owning property in London and of sending their children to school in England. the daughter of a Colonel Daftary and grand niece of Mohammed Mossadegh. Daftary was a friend of Farah Diba.

Death Rashidian died in 1981 from a heart-attack, while living in exile in London.